2 Newcastle stars who deserve a Premier League move in January

Karl Darlow

He didn’t start the season as Newcastle’s number one goalkeeper, but Karl Darlow is certainly top of the pecking order now.

The former Nottingham Forest shot-stopper replaced Matz Sels in their 4-3 win over Norwich back in September, and since then has been the first choice between the sticks at St James’ Park.

In his subsequent 14 league starts, Darlow has kept six clean sheets, and was particularly impressive in their 2-1 victory at Preston back in October, and he also saved two penalties in Newcastle’s loss at Forest earlier this month.

He has proven to be an excellent shot-stopper and is growing in confidence every game he plays, so it wouldn’t be at all surprising if Premier League sides were interested in the 26-year-old next month.